“Madame Bovary,” once condemned for an attempt against public morals, has been astonishing and delighting readers for over a century and a half.
The dreams of an “ideal marriage” are shattered: the “prince” invented by Emma turns out to be a dull provincial doctor, and, задихаючись у похмурому, безрадісному заміжжі, вона з відчаю починає шукати щастя у “романтичних” любовних зв’язках…
That is the plot setup for one of the most significant works in the history of French literature— a masterpiece about “a small tragedy” of a young woman, adapted for film many times.